how do I set my ATA 100 harddisk to run in mode 5? I am
set at multi-word mode 2 now. Western digital 200 Gbyte
on a Gigabyte p875i MoBo. Is this a hardware problem or
is there a setting to be made?

What about the INF drivers for Intel chipset. Did you install it? Also,
what happens if you change the Primary IDE Channel Properties/Advance
Settings/Transfer Mode to DMA if available? Does it stick?

"Mike Mastro" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7c2Ra.60267$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gene,
>
> Take a look at the software that either comes on the floppy you got with
the
> disk or is downloadable from www.wd.com. I believe that their hard drive
> management software actually allows you to turn DMA on and off via the
> software. Also, make sure that your BIOS is set to UDMA for the drive
and
> that you are using an 80-pin cable. Of course, if you have already
done
> all of these things then I'm out of ideas.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mike
>
> "Gene" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:051401c34b22$381c35d0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > how do I set my ATA 100 harddisk to run in mode 5? I am
> > set at multi-word mode 2 now. Western digital 200 Gbyte
> > on a Gigabyte p875i MoBo. Is this a hardware problem or
> > is there a setting to be made?
>
>